Coin-controlled vending-machine.



G; G. PBIG-L & A. R. GROSSMAN.

COIN CONTROLLED VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION IILED JAN.27. 1912.

4 Patented Feb. 18, 1913,

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APPLICATION FILED JAN-27. 1912.

Patented Feb.1s,1913

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5] ma M4 025 mzi zt f g-zzsxm curtain STATES ea'run'r oer-ro GEORGE G. FEIGL AND ALEXANDER R. GROSSMAN, GF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNQBS T0 INTERNATIONAL AUTOMATIC MACH PORA'IION on NEW YORK.

ENE COMPANY, O'ELNEW YQRK, N. 5L, A. CGE

COIN-CONTROLLED VENDING-MAC INE.

Patented Feb. 18,1913.

Application filed January 27, 1912. Serial No. 673,957.

' and Animations R. (inossnax, of the city,

county and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Coin Controlled Vending Machines, of

which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to coin controlled vending apparatus of that class in which several articles of merchandise, such as gum, chocolate and the like, may be independently vended in thesame machine by the depositing of a coin and the operation of a single lever or the like, and it is the primary object of the invention to provide an apparatus of this character which is cheap and compact in construction. reliable in operation, and particularly adapted to be secured to the backs of opera chairs or other places to take up a minimum amount of space.

It is the principal object of tlieinvcntion to provide a vending apparatus in which a deposited coin is utilized to actuate the mechanism to eject an article from the apparatus, the coin being released after the ejection of an article and the apparatus is inoperative until another coin is de posited.

Further objects of the invention to the construction ready access may thereoffor filling it, or, to get at the operating mechanism; to means to close the said com chute to prevent the insertion of a coin'after all of the articles have means to prevent the return of'thc coin relate of the casing whereby be had to the interior and thereby the unloading of the machine by a single coin.

In the drawings accompanying and forming a part of this specification, Figure l is a perspective view of our improved vending apparatus, partly broken away to illus trate the'interior thereof. Fig. 2'is a sectional side elevation, a coin having been deposited and an article about to be ejected. Fig. 3 is a sectional front elevation of the lower portion of the casing and thc ejector mechanism taken substantiallv on the line A'-A of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a sectional plan'view of a portion of the casing to illustrate the means to close the coin slot. Fig. 5 is a sectional side elevation of the the purpose of emptying or rcbeen vended: and tolower portion ofthe casing, a coin having been deposited and the mechanism about to be operated to eject an article. Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5, but showing the mechanism in'the position it assumes when an article is being ejected. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the coin slotclosing means; and Fig. 8 is a perspective view, I

partly in section, of the actuating shaft.

Similar characters of reference designate like parts throughout the different views of the drawings.

As a prefaceto a detailed description of the construction and operation we wish to state that in the present instance the in-. vention is illustrated in connection with an apparatus comprising three package containers r nd three sets of ejector mechanism. either one of which may be connected to the in the coin chute, or all three may be simu taneously connected tothc operating shaft by the depositing of a coin in the coin chute In tpe embodiment of the invent on illustrated in-thc drawings the packages and frame constituting the sides and bottom, a cover or frontwall-11 pivotally supported at thebuttom by thesides, at the top by a rod 13 passing throu on the'cover and engaging in the si. es, said rod retained in position by akey actuated lock 14 the bolt otwhich has a cut out portion to engage in an annular recess in said rod. A plate 15 also extends across the front, and is fulcrumed .on the edge of an upwardly projecting flange of. the bot-- tom with its upper end bearing against lugs 10 and retained in position by flanges 17 on the coverlwaringagainst the same. The plate 1.") also serves as a detlector for an ejected package and is provided with a lip 18 to constitute a receptacle-or receiver for the ejected package.

integral with the finale it the front. of the operating shaft by the depositing of a coip as at 12, and.

h lugs the for each package container, although itwill i mechamsm are mclosed in a casing comprising a back 9 secured by screws to a 7 for a superppsed' containers being open and the packages retained therein by the cover 11. The other side wall of the containers comprise a member 22 (Fig. T) having nibs at at the top and bottom whereby they are pivotally supported in lugs 2}. on the frame 10 at the top and the ledges 21. The upper end of the member is bent, at 25, for a. purpose to he hereinafter described. The back of the containers are also provided with channels 26 which with the back 9 constitute.a (f0!ll'.l1'lLltllIl()ll of coin chutes 27 formed in a connecting rib 28 of the sides of the frame 10.

The arms 25 of the container sides 22 are adapted to engage in the coin chutes and prevent the insertion of a coin after all of the packages have been ejected, and for this purpose they are provided with springs 29 hearing against the sides and tending to swing the members 22 on their pivots toward the packages. The members 22 are cut away at the bottom, as at 30, (Fig. 7,) to clear a follower weight '31 when all of the packages have been ejected and said weight: rests upon the ledges 21.

The ejector mechanism comprises a shaft 32 journaled in the sides of the frame 10 with the ends projecting out therefrom with knobs 32$ fixed to said ends. The shaft is 'n'ovided with slots IJ-l, (Fig. 8,) one located below each package container and in line with a coin chute. The movement of the shaft is limited by a pin 37 in one of the knobs engaging in a slot 38. E'ectors 155 are rotatably mounted on a fixed shaft so, the said ejector-s constructed of sheet metal and bent to form contimiations of the coin chutes 27 when in normal position, as nllOWIl in Figs. 2 and 5.

ll'hen a coin 39 is deposited it passes through the coin chute into a slot in the actuating shaft P2 and rests upon a seat. or abutment l0 fixed on the shaft 36. Figs. 2 and 5. .\s the shaft 312 is rocked the coin engages with and rocks the ejector forward, an upwardly projecting portion 41 thereof, which noru'ially engages in back ol the lowermost package of the pile, and also serres as a guide for the coin, pushes the lowermost package from beneath the pile, the Forward edge of the package pushing up a spring l2, which then bears down on the package, and as a full forward move ment is imparted to the shaft 32 causes the package to tail upon the deflector plate 15, as shown in Fig. (3, when it is caught by the lip 18. .\s the ejector approaches the limit of its forward movement the top edge of the coin rides along a cam edge 42 on the ejector slightly pushing the coin downward, as shown in dotted lines'in Fig. (i, and as the shaft; 32 and ejector are returned to normal positions by their springs 43, le-l, the coin will abut against. its seat ill, thus locking thc shaft against return movement;

;' and preventing the unloading of the apparatus by the depositing of a single com, and permitting the coin to drop by gravity through the slot in the shaft into the bottom of the casing The spring l2 also serves to prevent the fraudulent, removal of the packages, as by a hat pin or the like, as should any attempt be made to pry the package forward it will abut against said spring.

Variations may be resorted to within the scope of our invention.

Having thus described our invention, we claim:

1. In a vending machine, the combination with a casing provided with a support for a pile of packages, of a coin slot in the top of the casing; a coin chute extending down from said slot in back of the package su r port; a pivotally supported ejector arm normally in position with its free end in back of the lowermost package of the pile; a. rock shaft journaled in the casing below the coin chute in the rear of the ejector arm and having a slot extending transversely therelhrmlgh, said slot when the shaft is in normal position being in line with the coin chute, and adapted to receive a coin deposited in the coin chute; means to support the coin when engaging in the shaft slot and the shaft is in normal position with the upper edge of the coin projecting therefrom. said projecting edge as the shaft is rocked engaging with and rocking the ejector arm forward thereby ejecting the lowermost package of the pile, and the coin as the ejector arm is rocked forward being thrown out of engagement with its support and forced through the shaft slot.

2. In a vending machine, the combination with a casing provided with a support for a pile of packages, of a coin slot in the top of the casing; a coin chute extending down from said slot. in back of the package support, a pivotally supported ejector arm; a spring to normally maintain said arm in position with its free end engaging in back of the lowermost package of the pile; a rock shaft journalcd in the casing below the coin chute in the rear of the ejector arm and hav ing a slot extending transverselythrough the same, said slot when the shaft is in'normal position being inline with the coin chute and adapted to receive a coin deposited in the coin chute; a fixed support upon which the coin rests when engaging, in the coin slot and the shaft is in normal position with the upper edge of the coih projecting therefronl, said projecting edge of the coin as the shaft is rocked engaging with and rocking the ejector arm forward ejecting the lowermost package from the pile, and said coin being thrown out of engagement with its support as the shaft is rocked forward and 'thereby'permitted' to drop through the shaft slot.

withla casing for a pile of packages, of a a vending machine, the combination 1 coin slot in the top of the casing, a coin chute extending down from said slot 'in back of the package support; a pivotally rock shaft journaled in the casing below the coin chute in the rear of the ejector arm and having a slot extending transversely therethro'ugh, said slot when the shaft is in normal position being in line with the coin chute and adapted to receive a coin deposited in the coin chute; a fixed seat arranged under the transverse slot with its upper edge projecting therefrom when the shaft is in normal position, projecting portion of the coin as the shaft is rocked engaging with and rocking the ejector arm forward, the said coin as the shaft is rocked also being swungfrom its-seat and brought in engagement with the cam portion of the ejector arm which forces the coin through the shaft slot.

4. In a vending machine, the combination with a casing provided with a s sport for a pile of packages, of a coin slot n the top of the casing; a coin chute extending clown from said slot in back of the package support; a pivotally supported ejector arm normally in positionwith its free end engaging in back of the lowermost package of the pile, said arm formed with a chute constituting a continuation of the chute in the casing when the arm is in normal position; a rock shaft jonrnalcd in the casing below the coin chute in the rear of the ejector arm and havurig a slot extending transversely thcrethrough, said slot when said arm and shaftare in normal position being in line with the arm chute; a fixed seat arranged under the slot in the rock shaft to support a coin within the slot with its upper edge projecting therefrom when the shaft is in normal position, said projecting portion of the coin as the shaft is rocked engaging with and rocking the arm forward; and the coin simultaneously therewith beingswung away from its seat so as to permit it to drop through the shaft slot.

5. In a vending machine, the combination of a casing provided-with a support for a pile of packages, of a coin slot 1n the top 'of the casing; a coin chute extending down from said slot in back of the packagesupport; a fixed rod extending below the package support; an ejector arm pivotally mounted on said rod with its free end normally engaging in back of the lowermost package of the pile and formed with a chute normally in register with the coin chute to constitute a continuation of the latter; a rock shaft journaled in the casing below the coin chute in the rear of the ejector arm and having a slotextending transversely therethrough, said slot when said arm and shaft are in normal position being in line with the coin chute in the arm in which. a deposited coin is adapted to engage; and a fixed seat upon the rod to support the coin within the shaft slot with its upper edge projecting therefrom when the shaft is'in normal position, said projecting edge of the coin as the shaft is rocked engaging wit and rocking the ejector arm forward and simultaneously with the rocking of the arm thrown away from its seat to permit it to drop through the shaft slot.

GEORGE G. FEIGL. ALEXANDER R. GROSSMAN. Witnesses as to George G. Feigi:

CHAS. H. Tonrar, JOHN SEHWARZKOEF. Witnesses as to Alexander R. Grossman:

E. G. ANGELL, It. 0. LISSAL. 

